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Visitor places the order on website and it is sent to the merchant's web server in encrypted format. This is usually done via SSL(Secure Socket Layer) encryption. |
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The transactions details are then forwarded to the concerned Payment Gateway. |
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The transaction information is then passed on to the merchants acquiring bank by the Payment Gateway |
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Merchants acquiring bank then forwards the transaction information to the issuing bank (one that issued the credit card to the customer). |
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The response is then forwarded by the Payment Gateway to the merchant's server. |
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At merchant's server the response is encrypted again and is relayed back to the customer. This allows the customer to know that whether the order has been placed successfully or not. |
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